Iron fence



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(ModeL) T. ROGERS. IRON FENCE.

No. 250,046. Patented Nov. 22,1881.

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IRON PENGE.

PatentedNov. 22,1881.

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TIMOTHY ROGERS, OF SPRINGFIELD, OHIO.

IRON FENCE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 250,046, dated November 22, 1881.

Application filed September 39, 1881. (ModeL) T 0 all whom t't may concern Be it known that I, TIMOTHY ROGERS, of Springfield, in the county of Clarke and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Iron Fences; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use it, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in iron fences; and it consists in clamping the uprights in place between two double-flanged bars, the uprights being sufliciently notched for the upper flanges of the connecting-bars to catch therein, and so shaped that the fence can be applied at any inclination or angle.

It further consists in forming tIlBOIDtllllOlltS for the fence with hooks or catches on their lower edges, and which hooks or catches are passed down in between the inneredges of the two clam ping-bars, and which catch under the bolts or flanges which fasten the bars together, whereby the ornament can be quickly and readily applied to the fence upon either side.

It still further consists in the peculiar construction of the base-plate and the brace-rod by which the fence is supported in position.

The object of my invention is to produce an iron fence to which the ornaments can be applied upon either or both sides, and in which the uprights are so connected to the clampingbars that the fence can be applied to any kind of grounds, no matter how undulating or steep the angle may be.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of my invention complete, showing the fence in one position in solid lines, and in another in dotted lines. Fig. 2 is an edge view of the same. Fig. 3 is a detached view of one of the ornaments. Fig. 4 is a perspective of the brace by itself. Fig. 5

, is a perspective of another form of ornament apart.

which is adapted to be held in place by the clampingbars. Figs. 6 and 7 are detail views.

A represents the two horizontal doubleflanged clamping-bars, which are applied to the uprights B at 'top and bottom, and which bars are clamped together by suitable bolts and nuts, arranged .at any suitable distance The opposite sides of the uprights are grooved where the bars are applied to them, so that the upper edges of the bars catch in the notches, and thus prevent the bars from sliding either up or down upon the uprights. The

, tops and bottoms ofthese notches are so shaped that the bars can be inclined without changing the vertical position of the uprights, and thus adapt the fence, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1, to be built equally as well upon the sides of a hill as upon level ground. The uprights B areprovided with suitable ornamental heads, and, it so desired, any suitable ornament may be cast as a part of the head, so as to slip down over the bar at the same time that the head is applied. This ornament may extend simply down to the bars, or may extend below them, and will show equally as well upon one side of the fence as the other. In this case the ornament will be made a permanent part of the fence. Where, however, the ornament is not intended to be so large, and where it is intended to be made removable, it will be made in any suitable design and have formed on its lower edges a series of hooks o'r catches, I, which are intended to catch under the clamping-bolts which unite the double-flanged bars together. These hooks or catches are not formed in a line with the body of the ornament G, but project to one side, so that they will extend down in between the inner edges of the double-flanged bars, as shown. When the bars are clamped together, after the hooks and ornament have been made to catch under the clamping-bolts, the pressure of the uprights against the inner side of the ornament will serve to prevent it from being moved endwise in sucha manner that the books can be moved from under the bolts, and the ornament then lifted from the fence. This ornament, provided with hooks upon its lower edges, is adapted to be applied to either side of the fence, as may be desired.

Still another form of ornament is shown in Fig. 5,. having the turned-out ends or flanges O, which catch under the upper flange of one of the clamping-bars, and thus prevent the ornament from being moved vertically. The upright then fits in the grooved rear part of the ornament, and. the ornament is clamped thereto by bending the pins 1 around its sides. It will be seen that these double-flanged clamping-bars serye equally as well for securing the uprights together upon level or uneven ground as for securing the detachable ornaments for the fence in position. By means of this construction the fence can be provided with any desired degree ot'orn a mentation while thefence is being put together, or at any time after the fence has been secured in position.

In order to allow for the expansion and contraction of the panels of the fence, the joints are broken where the panels are fastened together, as shown in Fig. 6. The two clampingpieces 3 4 are passed over the sides of the two clamping-bars, and then the bolt 5 is passed through the two clamps,one of the flange-bars, and between the ends of the other two bars on the opposite side. Between these ends ofthe bars there is left sufficient space to compensate for any expansion or contraction. Vhere no provision is made for the expansion and contraction of the panels they are liable to become warped and broken.

The panels of the fence are supported in position by means of the base'plates It, which are intended to be inserted either into the ground or secured to any suitable bases in the usual manner. This base-plate has the horizontal slot S made through it, and through this slot and through thelowerend ofthe adj listing-plate is passed the clamping-bolt V. Through the upper end of this adj Listing-plate is made a second slot at right angles to the one in the base-plate, and to the outer side of the upper end of this adj Listing-plate is secured the clamp \V', in which the lower end of the upright- B is secured. The lower end of the adjusting-plate being held in a slot in the base-plate, and the clamp for the lower end of the upright being held in a slot in the adjusting-plate, it will readily be seen that the upright can not only be adjusted back and forth upon the base-plate, and made to extend at any suitable inclination, but can be adjusted back and forth at right angles to the base-plate upon the adjusting-plate.

At the rear upper corner of the base-plate is formed a horizontal loop, X, through which the lower screw-threaded end of the brace Y passes. The upper end of this brace is curved vertically upward and outward, and is connected to the upright by means of the double clamp Z. By means of the loop X the brace rod can be adjusted back and forth, so as to correspond to the adjustment of the clamp \V upon the adjusting-plate. The lower end of this plate is made screw-threaded, and suitable clamping and adjusting nuts are applied thereto. so as to hold the brace rigidly in position. By means of the curved end of the brace and the curved slots in the clamp the brace is secured to the upright in such a manner as to prevent the possibility of the end of the brace being forced out of the clamp by a sudden pressure on the line of the fence.

Having thus described my invention, 1 claim 1. The combination of the uprights B with the double-flanged cla m ping-bars A and clamp ing-bolts,theuprights beingnotchedorgrooved upon their sides for the flanges to catch in, and thus prevent them from moving vertically, substantially as shown.

2. The combination of the uprights, the doubleflanged clamping-bars, clam ping-bolts, and ornaments which are secured to the uprights by means of the bars, substantially as described.

3. The combination of the uprights, the double-flanged bars, secured together by suitable clamping bolts, and an ornament provided with hooks or catches to catch under these clamping bolts or flan gcs, substantially as set forth.

4. The combination ot'the slotted base-plate, provided with a loop, X, with slotted adjusting-plate clamp W, the upright, and the brace, the parts being arranged to operate substantially as specified.

5. In an iron fence, the combination of a series ot'separate and independent uprights having their sides notched or grooved, doubletlanged bars which are applied to the uprights so that one of the flanges will catch in the notches or grooves, and clamping-bolts for securing the bars in position, whereby the fence is adapted for use upon both level and uneven ground, substantially as shown.

6. The combination of the uprights, the flanged bars, the clamps 3 4, and the bolt 5, the ends of the flanged bars being made to break joints where thepanels are joined togetlr er, and the clam pingbolt 5 being made to pass between the adjoining edges ot'two of the bars, substantially as setforth.

In testimony whereof I atfix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

TIMOTHY ROGERS.

\Vitnesses:

Ponnrrr C. Bone-nus, A. P. LiNN GocrInAN. 

